Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-22

same everywhere, we suppose we have
some OF the same kind of cattle as
Squire LIS. customer was, in this mod
ern, enlightened, heightened day and
generation. We had the misfortune
to be raised up in boarding house,
and its the most thankess position in
the world, next to being a step-mother.
Those who eat most-complain most
and act the dog generally, most, are
those who pay but little and oftener
never pay anything.
During the excite nent Of struggles
between the rival political parties at the
time the late II. w. Thomas was editor
of the CHRONICLE, and G. O. Faxon
editor of the Jeliersonian, many were
the pungent cuts and witty repartees
INDUCED in by those rival editors. Mr..
Faxon was seldom worsted, and we
only recall but one instance in which
he failed to come back and give his an
tagonist "as good as he sent"
1t was, we believe, in 1852, when
the unterrifed Democracy were holding
an enthusiastic meeting in the Court
House, and just at that juncture when
one of the speakers was loudly castlga-
ting the opposing party some young
sters, who had prepared what they
called "skunk bottle" composed Of
all the villainous smelling compounds
they could invent entered the room,
and unobserved, withdrew the cork and
placed the bottle under bench in the
"back part OF the meetin'" and await
ed results. The speaker had to sub
side, and one by one, the crowd dispers-
ed, being unable to withstand the aw-
full perfume.
Chas Faxon brought out in the next
paper lengthy glowing description OF
the meeting, just such ms he was 80 fully
able to get up, winding up with ter
rible castigatlon of the parties who had
been thus guilty of breaking up the
meeting. He was whitening in the
extreme, charging that the opposition
aided aud allotted to interfere with their
political meeting In the next CHRoN
IcLE Mr.. Thomas replied in his usual
happy style, and concluded his article
by gently informing his contemporary
that his party were above such acts as
he charged, and that he, the editor oil
the Jeffersonian, and his followers well
knew that 'it was nothing but the nat.
ural smell of their party" (For an ex.
tended history OF this affair we refer
you to our friend r. H. Pickering :,
They fired penetrating newspaper bull
lets at each other, week about, but in
the social circle they were staunch
friends and none enjoyed their sarcasm
more than they. They have passed t.
their reward, but, as writer's and cour
teous intelligent gentlemen, we viii
seldom "look upon their like again"
The first three story business hous'
built in this city was put up by Samue
: Lynes, on the ground now occupied b.
, Henry Frech's capacious grocer.
house. The brick work was nearl,
, as goo rs ever when Mr.. Frech took i
} down to rebuild.
, The first court held here convened
5 ina hewed log house then standing
A near the river bank not far from tn,
: Central Tobacco Warehouse.
Old militia muster took place il
Red river bottom between the cemeter,
e and lower bridge. Whisky and fis
! fights were freely INDUCED in. Sucl
g indulgencies are, we are glad to note
o becoming Questionable, and we tru,
. the day is not far distant when the
q will be unheard of in our land.
e The frat wool-carding machine wa
il started by John w. P outy, one o: tn
e most industrious and conscientiousl
!. honest men we ever knew. His care
"A ing machine house stood on the Yves
8 side OF Spring street below the Tobacco
Exchange. Mr.. Prouty was seldom
seen anywhere but at work, at home, ,
II church, except when he went to tn
2 Court House to vote. r. M. Prout
& who died not long ago, was his on
Is child.
rs Henry. w. Faxon was the first tel
lie graph operator to send message ovt
n the wires from this city. He was, ais
ID beyond doubt. author of the poem Ell
,e titled 1.-THE Beautiful Snow"
h Several photograph galleries we
n established here before the war, b,
10 none that we now remember to con
a pare with the one started by w.
,e MacCormac, on the square" opposite Il
Of pump" This was about thirty-thr'
re years ago, and we have now hangir
. ~ o,,r honaa n y,;otura taLay, ~, h;